The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-04


now"
Mr.. Harrison-"You will not getit now"
Mr.. Atkinson-"Norn never will until he gets
his hand on the State road The men who
advocate the adoption of this resolution are
men who favor the sale. 1t is not the product
of a member of the house but OF an unknown
brain, and from an unknown motive"
Mr.. Harrison of Quitman-"I have no hest
tation in stating in this presence that the au-
thor OF this resolution is
MAJOR A. 0. BACON,
of the county of Bib. He wrote it at my re-
quest and for my use He stated at the time
that he was opposed TO the sale of the road, but
thought that what the people needed was I'M
formation as to its value. The gentleman from
Coweta, supported him for governor" In
tense eXcitement.l
Mr.. Atkinson-"It is one thing to vote for q
man Tor governor, and another to indorse his
action as cooperative attorney. Applause
Thank God, have unmasked the scheme"
INTENSE EXCITEMENT PREVAILED
at this juneture, during which MIR. FELTON,, of
Barlow, rose, tremulous with emotion, and
said in clear, emphatic tones 81 voted for
Bacon, but / rejoice that he was defeated"
Applause.
Mr.. Harison-"So did /, and I will do so
again 1t was at my request that he drew up
the resolution"
Mr.. Atkinson's Strong Language.
Mr.. Atlzinson-"Where is there an attorney
that has been oftener before committees of
this house advocating railroad measures than
Major A. o. Bacon? L defy the production
of the man. He is attorney Of the East Ten
nessee road, at a salary of $4,000 per annum
Thank God, | have unmasked the scheme of
this corporation attorney to filoh from Georgia
her rich Entertained Has the business of o
corporation attorney gone so far that they win
get men in honored positions to present their
schemes to rob the state Of Its property, and
the.peOple of competition. I,thank thee, Jew,
for that word A corporation lawyer seeking
TO CAPTURE THE LEGISLATURE.
"But it is said that its object is to ascertain
the value of the road for sale or lease. What
can be accomplished by it? Bids for the sale
Will be put in, i'll excess of bids for the lease
Seven million dollars will be bid for the pur-
chase and $4,000 monthly for tho lease. This
Will be adduced as an argument in favor of the
sale, and every means used that corporate
power can bring to bear to further this unfair,
wicked scheme. Local strfes and contro-
versies will be excited in each county to over
shadow the state board question, and under
this shadow men will be returned favorable to
the sale. They will lobby off every county.
Did you notice the
FIRST GUN FIRED
in The CONSTITUTION this morning for United
States senator That will be an issue made IN
the next canvass, and i'll the popular camor
created by the campaign other and greater
questions will be forgotten. In the contest
between COlquitt and Jackson men may be
returned for the sale.
my, aopl GENTLEMEN,
for the love and honor you bear Georgia, don't
invite this disgrace Save the state from this
calamity. In view of the grand future before
her save herfrom the 's'ii >7
BLOT THESE yULTUREs
would place upon her from this dafnnable
spot that will never wear out,
|. Tho people OF North Georgia are not in
CRATES. A nobler people does not breathe the
air of earth. They will not turn against tho
road.
"What mockery, what folly, to sell the road
to get ont of debit j sold there is no telling
where the money willgo.
There is an element in Georgia that will
bring her in debtif they had to
BRIBE THE DEVIL IN HE'LL
and the highest archangel in heaven.
Let every Georgian see that tho
new capitol is kept pure. 1 do not
charge that the lessees have any hand
in the preparation of these resolutions, but the
majority report and the letters Of President
Brown seem to have been cut ont of the same
| timber. Tho letters of President Brown are
STUDIED EFFORT TO DEPRECIATE
the value of the states property. Now comes
the proposition, put in the advertisement for
bids Uncle Joey b. sits back and laughs,
What fools these smortals be- I have dug a
pit and the assembled wisdom of the state have
Mr.. Harrison, of Qutman, by way of ex-
PLANTATION, said. 81 again desire to state that
Major o. A. Bacon prepared the resolutions at
my request and introduced them, We have
been in the habit of interchanging views. L
distinctly told me at the time that he was OPP
posed to the sale, under any and all ciroum-
stances"
Mr.. Huff-"I want you to state distinctly
whether Major Bacon wrote the resolutions?"
Mr. Harrison-"They came to me written
by a typewriter
FROM MAJOR BACON
He had agreed to prepare them at my request
The majority resolutions were not written by
him, but they contain identically the same
nOncg RI
Bacon's idea as to half of the proposition, and
that is the lease feature"
Mr. Gordon--'"The resolution was referred
to the finance committee as that of Mr. Harri-
sons, and discussed and reported on as such
No one knew them as Bacon's."
| Mr. Harrison''I neither designed to digni-
fy or deterforate the resolutions But two
b men knew the author myself and Major
Bacon), except the gentleman from Houston,
whom told in strict confidence. When L
introduced the original resolution / moved
that 300 copies DO printed for the use Of tho
house."
Mr.. Arnheim--The gentleman from Barlow
will sustain me in the declaration that have
endeavOred to guard the interests of the people
of Georgia in the Western and Atlantic rail-
road. tApplause.l l stand on the same plat
form today.
MIR. ARNHEIN GROWS POETIC.
And there's lust IN man no charm cAn tame
OF loudly publishing our tbOrs shame,
On eagles wings immortal scandals fly,
While vlrtuous actions are but born and die.
"The gentlemen from Barlow and Coweta
were only following their impulse not born Of
heaven, but of hell Vituper active action and
abuse is not argument. They wandered wide
from the mark. The question Is to advertise for
resale or lease. Bills were poured in for the sale
or lease Of this road. At the session two years
ago, the gentleman from Barlow introduced
bill for the lease There was an adverse re-
port, and the gentleman from Barlow made
the same speech then that he did yesterday"
Mr. FELTON, Of Bartow---"I have no recolec-
ton Of introducing one Mr.. McLendon intro
duced a bill to sell, and Mr.. Clay, Of Cobb, to
lease"
Mr.. Arnhelm-"There was an adverse report
on the bill, and you made n speech. You
omitted two materials in your list of articles
for ransportation-sulph blur aud birthstone"
A Moss-CovEnED CHESTNUT.
Mr.. Arnheim here related the aged story OF
Governor Brown, instructing conductor to
put off a man who said he was going to hell, at
CartersYille. 1t brought down the house,
however.
"There is considerable sulphur and brim-
stone about that religion Has tho State road
no commercial yalue2 Let the people and not
the politicians be heard. We should not care
for the past SO much as for the present. What